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Florida County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Florida, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 67 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for FL (67 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gadsden | 81.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Hamilton | 73.9 | Provider shortage |
| 3 | Putnam | 69.9 | Health burden |
| 4 | Hendry | 69.2 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 5 | Madison | 69.2 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | DeSoto | 65.2 | Health burden |
| 7 | Glades | 63.7 | Health burden |
| 8 | Taylor | 63.1 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Liberty | 62.3 | Provider shortage |
| 10 | Jefferson | 61.3 | Health burden |
| 11 | Miami-Dade | 61.0 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Suwannee | 60.9 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Highlands | 60.7 | Health burden |
| 14 | Dixie | 59.8 | Health burden |
| 15 | Hardee | 59.3 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 16 | Okeechobee | 58.7 | Health burden |
| 17 | Bradford | 57.7 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Franklin | 55.7 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Polk | 55.4 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Columbia | 55.3 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Calhoun | 54.9 | Health burden |
| 22 | Levy | 54.7 | Health burden |
| 23 | Marion | 53.5 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Lafayette | 53.2 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Union | 52.9 | Health burden |